The Value of Everything

“The way in which financialisation proved to be an anti-industrial strategy is admirably set out in leading economist Mariana Mazzucato’s new book The Value of Everything.”

–The IndependentA Strategy+Business Best Book of the Year“Mariana Mazzucato’s book The Value of Everything provoked a lot of reflection in me.” –Pope Francis, in Let Us Dream“A must-read if you’ve been concerned by the inequities in mature economies that seem to grow unchecked. The Value of Everything will rekindle a much-needed debate about the kind of world we really want to live in.” –The MarketplaceA Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award Finalist”[Mazzucato] argues that we urgently need to rethink where wealth comes from to heal a sick system.” –Management Today”[Mazzucato] excoriates the global financial industry. We need to rethink our ideas on value, and how financialisation has turned us away from value creation to value extraction.” –Business Live“A fresh look at the meaning of value to the economy… This organized and easy-to-read book will appeal to curious readers as well as those interested in economics, investing, and public policy.” –Booklist“A fundamental re-think of what constitutes real value in the economy.” –Forbes“A stimulating analysis of the underlying causes of inequality and growth which forces us to confront long-held beliefs about how economies work and who benefits.” –Martin Wolf, Financial Times“Mariana Mazzucato offers an exposé of how value extractors and rent-seekers have been masquerading as value creators in the global economy. And, furthermore, how the conventional wisdom has indulged them in this.” –Prospect“Mariana Mazzucato’s insights into the current state of the economy, and how to think differently about it, are essential. Her new book, The Value of Everything, is outstanding.” –Tim O’Reilly, author of WTF?: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us“Mazzucato is fast emerging as one of the world’s leading public intellectuals… [She] has offered the left a positive vision of growth based on innovation and profit-sharing, rather than sterile and counter-productive analysis based on the politics of resentment and expropriation.” –Spectator“Mazzucato is sure the economic forces that affect our lives can serve the public interest again.” –The Irish Times“Mazzucato sides with the actual makers, those who struggle in an economy tilted in favor of the ultrawealthy… She expresses specific incredulity about the banking sector’s self-serving statements about wealth creation… She is especially eloquent when commenting on arrogant tech-giant billionaires such as Peter Thiel, who claims that his wealth accumulation occurred in spite of, rather than because of, government presence.” –Kirkus“Mazzucato’s trenchant analysis is a compelling call to reinvent value as a key concept to help us achieve the world we all want.” –Nature“Some economists merely interpret the world in various ways; others seek to change it. Mariana Mazzucato is an exemplar of the latter kind… Mazzucato’s mission is to overturn the now dominant neoclassical theory of value.” –The New Statesman“Someone should make a musical out of this book.” –The Times

Mariana Mazzucato (PhD, CBE, FREcon) is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is the founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose.

She is the recipient of numerous international awards, including:

• Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (2021) - Italy’s highest civilian honour
• John von Neumann Award (2020)
• All European Academies Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values (2019)
• Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought (2018)

Mazzucato is a member of the UK Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) and the Italian Academy of Sciences Lincei. In 2025, she was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to economics. Pope Francis appointed her to the Pontifical Academy for Life for her contributions to a more humane world.

Her acclaimed books include:

• The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (2013)
• Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism (2021)
• The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies (2023)

She advises policymakers globally on innovation-driven inclusive and sustainable growth. Her policy roles include:

• Chair of the World Health Organization’s Council on the Economics of Health for All
• Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water
• Member of the South African President’s Economic Advisory Council
• Co-Chair of the Group of Experts to the Brazilian 2024 G20 Task Force for the Global Mobilization against Climate Change
• Special Representative of President Ramaphosa to the 2025 G20 Taskforce 1 on Inclusive Economic Growth, Industrialization, Employment, and Reduced Inequality